Sapphire Annouces Dual GPU Graphics Card

September 4th, 2007 Posted in Gear, Hardware, PC, Technology


We recently wrote about the 2 GB graphics card monster from Diamond, but another big player in the industry, Sapphire, is taking an alternate route, putting two ATI 2600 chips on one board, with up to 1 GB of DDR3 memory.

The GPUs are based on the modest 2600 chips, both running at 800 MHz, with the DDR3 memory running at 1600 MHz. It also has 4 DVI ports, making it possible to hook up four monitors, which will attract a lot of 3+ monitor users (since you don’t need any other device besides the graphics card). It will be available in two variants, a 512 MB and a 1 GB version, retailing for $260 and $280, respectively.

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9 Responses to “Sapphire Annouces Dual GPU Graphics Card”

  1. The Wicker Man Says:

    September 4th, 2007 at 7:36 am

    I would just wait until the new ATI series and the new 9 series from Nvidia. These cards are that strong, but for 280.. this might be a deal!



  2. The Wicker Man Says:

    September 4th, 2007 at 7:39 am

    Also, the new series will be out in NOV. I know for a fact that nvidia will be releasing the 8900 gtx and gx2 and the 9800 gts and gtx.

    The 9800 is 2x more powerful then 8800gtx ultra. Having This

    1 gb of DDR4 memory
    1000 core bus
    3000 core memory clock
    320 pixel pipelines

    drool. This card will pwn crysis on a 2560×1600 resolution!



  3. James Hyde Says:

    September 4th, 2007 at 8:50 am

    Where do you know that from? The only (credible) source I know indicates that it will be a redesigned 8800GTX with a smaller core (65nm), higher clock speed, and the same memory bus, which means 768MB of memory, tops. That will be the 8900GTX, and will be the only new Nvidia card to come out this year. The rest is scheduled for Q1 08.



  4. flakko Says:

    September 4th, 2007 at 12:21 pm

    how much power will it need?



  5. The Wicker Man Says:

    September 4th, 2007 at 2:42 pm

    Nah james, the 9800 is coming out in NOV. Look it up on google.



  6. The Wicker Man Says:

    September 4th, 2007 at 2:45 pm

    http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/238326-33-nvidia-claims-geforce-9800-teraflop-beast

    here…



  7. James Hyde Says:

    September 5th, 2007 at 6:19 am

    That’s just a forum posts forwarding to TheInquirer, whose articles should always be taken with a grain of salt.



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